” [Deuteronomy 7:3-4] Solomon clung to these in love. In which he got seven-hundred wives, princesses, and you will 3 hundred concubines; and his awesome spouses turned aside his cardio. For this is actually therefore, when Solomon try dated, one his wives turned into his cardio immediately after most other gods; and his cardiovascular system wasn’t loyal [perhaps not faithful] into the L ORD his God, just like the are one’s heart from his father David. To own Solomon went just after Ashtoreth brand new goddess of the Sidonians, and shortly after Milcom the new abomination of Ammonites. Solomon performed evil about sight of L ORD , and you may failed to fully stick to the L ORD given that performed his dad David. Then Solomon mainly based a premier place for Chemosh the newest abomination of Moab, to your hill that’s east off Jerusalem, and Molech the fresh new abomination of those regarding Ammon. And he performed while doing so for all his foreign spouses, whom burnt incense and you will sacrificed on their gods. [It seems like he was about altar strengthening team. He had to complete a thousand of them.] Therefore the L ORD became resentful that have Solomon, as their cardiovascular system got turned regarding the L ORD Goodness regarding Israel, who’d seemed to your twice [he had got personal correspondence which have God double and still he became aside], and had asked your about this professional singles dating sites thing, which he cannot follow most other gods; but the guy failed to keep what the L ORD got demanded. In addition to L ORD thought to Solomon [this is actually the depletion coming on suddenly], “Because you have inked it, and just have perhaps not remaining My covenant and you may My statutes, that i has commanded your, I’m able to undoubtedly tear brand new kingdom away from you and provide they towards slave. Still I will not exercise on your days into the benefit of your father David; however, I could tear it of one’s hand of your child. However I won’t split away the entire empire, however, I’m able to provide one to group to the kid into purpose from my personal servant David, and also for the benefit away from Jerusalem that we have chosen.”
Pretty severe abuse. He’d pretty much ten tribes extracted from your along with his guy and all of his progeny regarding that point ahead. Not too nice to take place on account of a good “little” error.
Still pagan people caused also your so you’re able to sin
Nehemiah -27 In those times I also watched Jews who had mon, and you will Moab. And you may 1 / 2 of kids talked the words from Ashdod, and may perhaps not cam the words out-of Judah, however, spoke with regards to the code of one or perhaps the other some one. Therefore i argued together with them and you can cursed her or him, hit some of them and you will drawn out their hair, making him or her claim of the God, saying, “You’ll not provide your daughters due to the fact wives to their sons, neither capture their girl to suit your sons or yourselves. [Returning to Deuteronomy eight once more.] Failed to Solomon queen off Israel sin of the these items? [Back once again to We Leaders eleven] Yet , among of several regions there is certainly zero queen eg him which was beloved from his Goodness; and you can God-made your king overall Israel. Should i upcoming pay attention to of one’s doing all this higher worst, transgressing against the Goodness because of the marrying pagan lady?
We Leaders 11:1-13 But Queen Solomon adored many foreign female, and the dmonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and you can Hittites-from the regions out of which new L ORD got believed to the kids regarding Israel, You’ll maybe not intermarry with these people, neither it to you
That isn’t a small thing which have God, since the The guy won’t look for Their selected of them turned returning to this new pollution they came out from, thus The guy have reiterating which: “Do not wed away from trust.”